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the assad government refuses to implement a cease-fire plan. and the u.s. says the turmoil may spread. >>> living longer. it may not be how you eat or how you live. it may be your genes. >>> and plan "b." a confounded contestant in the spelling bee offers a unique answer. >> q-u-r-s-3-quautro -- >> this is the "cbs morning news" for may 31, 2012. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm terrell brown. we begin with syria and efforts to end the 15-month assault to forces opposed to bashar al assad. rebel leaders have given the government to observe the u.n. cease-fire plan. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. says the security council cannot force syria to end the bloodshed. other actions outside the u.n. may be necessary. susan mcginnis in washington with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's new video out by rebel forces that apparently shows new attacks by the government. now, this all has lawmakers here on capitol hill calling for action on the part of the u.s. smoke rises from rooftops in homs. syrian rebels say this amateur video is proof g
the assad government refuses to implement a cease-fire plan. and the u.s. says the turmoil may spread. >>> living longer. it may not be how you eat or how you live. it may be your genes. >>> and plan "b." a confounded contestant in the spelling bee offers a unique answer. >> q-u-r-s-3-quautro -- >> this is the "cbs morning news" for may 31, 2012. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm terrell brown. we begin with syria and efforts to end the...
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this morning russia and china, to countries that supported the assad regime. the u.n. estimates more than 13,000 people have been killed during the 15-month uprising. >>> the blind chinese activists says china has laws but they're not followed. cheng guangcheng called for an investigation into what he called a seven-year punishment. in an op-ed piece in the new york times says he urge the government and people of the united states and other democratic countries. >>>. he was given diplomatic sanctua sanctuary. he arrived in the u.s. earlier this month to study law. >>> recovery efforts are under way in northern italy after yesterday's deadly earthquake. this reporter was on the air and a strong aftershock hit. the quake was the second to hit the region in nine days. at least 16 people were killed and some 350 were injured. some were returning to work for the first time since the last earthquake. >>> an apology from the former rutgers university student who used a web cam to spy on his roommate. ravi used a web cam to spy on a romantic encounter between tyler clementi an
this morning russia and china, to countries that supported the assad regime. the u.n. estimates more than 13,000 people have been killed during the 15-month uprising. >>> the blind chinese activists says china has laws but they're not followed. cheng guangcheng called for an investigation into what he called a seven-year punishment. in an op-ed piece in the new york times says he urge the government and people of the united states and other democratic countries. >>>. he was...
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now under assault by assad's army. hundreds have been killed and many more injured over the last week. but doctors say it's not safe to send them to hospitals because syrian police are there. so, they set up field clinics. doctors treating subjects, themselves subject of arrest. we cannot do anything for this man, he says. he needs a hospital. he's dying. he and his colleagues work without anesthetic, sutures or blood supplies. assad says his forces are only hitting terrorists. but doctors say assad's rockets are hitting civilians, even children. st civilians are hiding from the relentless assault. danny is sheltering underground. >> we don't want medications. we don't want food. all we're asking for is help. we want to get rid of this regime. it's killing us. >> reporter: and that message is finally being heard over here. senator john mccain wants the u.s. and its allies to explore sending medical, technical and even military aid to the rebels. >> we ought to explore all of those options because the massacre goes on.
now under assault by assad's army. hundreds have been killed and many more injured over the last week. but doctors say it's not safe to send them to hospitals because syrian police are there. so, they set up field clinics. doctors treating subjects, themselves subject of arrest. we cannot do anything for this man, he says. he needs a hospital. he's dying. he and his colleagues work without anesthetic, sutures or blood supplies. assad says his forces are only hitting terrorists. but doctors say...
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general assembly voted 137-12 on a resolution calling for bashar al-assad to step down. china and russia were part of the 12. today, assad continued his assault on the city of homs, and an apartment building collapsed after being hit repeatedly by artillery. for nearly a year, a freedom movement has been fighting the assad family's 40-year dictatorship. the so-called underwear bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab, was sentenced to life in prison today for trying to blow up a jetliner over detroit two years ago. he failed, but prosecutors showed the court what might have been. umar farouk abdulmutallab remained defiant at his sentencing calling this his day of victory. the senate candidates who are taking a pass on superpacs. a baseball hall of famer remembering "the kid." and a surprise for tourists at the white house when the cbs evening news continues. what makes the sleep number store different? they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. wow. that feels really good. it's about support
general assembly voted 137-12 on a resolution calling for bashar al-assad to step down. china and russia were part of the 12. today, assad continued his assault on the city of homs, and an apartment building collapsed after being hit repeatedly by artillery. for nearly a year, a freedom movement has been fighting the assad family's 40-year dictatorship. the so-called underwear bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab, was sentenced to life in prison today for trying to blow up a jetliner over detroit...
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. >>> look at -- osirian president bashir al assad. -- on syrian president bashir al assad. >>> mitt romney now says the bacteria of scott walker's -- the impact of scott walker's win could be felt nationwide. his campaign is trying to use the recall effort to energize republicans across the country. >>> a jury has been seated in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. sandusky is the former penn state assistant football coach accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15 year span. many jurors have ties to university including a current and former professor and administrative employee, alumni and even a football season ticket holder. >>> in tonight's health alert we are talking brain tumors. we learned today singer sheryl crowe has a benign brain tumor and even though crowe says she's fine, the word tumor is a little scary. the 52-year-old revealed she's got a fairly common type of nonaroundous tumor called a menigioma. >> these are almost always benign tumors and they rarely progress to anything beyond that. >> that is some good news. now the growth of the tumor growth covering the brain are
. >>> look at -- osirian president bashir al assad. -- on syrian president bashir al assad. >>> mitt romney now says the bacteria of scott walker's -- the impact of scott walker's win could be felt nationwide. his campaign is trying to use the recall effort to energize republicans across the country. >>> a jury has been seated in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. sandusky is the former penn state assistant football coach accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15 year...
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it's estimated 7,500 people have been killed since assad's crack down began 11 months ago. >>> eight burglaries in one day, we'll tell you how thieves are targeting apartments and homes in one affluent south bay city. >>> it was hollywood's big night and silence was golden. the movie that made a lot of noise at the oscars. >>> and it's a party with a purpose, we'll take you inside san francisco's biggest oscar bash. >>> fire crews rescued two people from a burning house in san rafael. the fire started in the three unit building on lincoln avenue right around 5:15 this morning. two dozen firefighters battled this fast moving blaze and had it under control in about 20 minutes. fire officials say they are still investigating the cause but they do not suspect arson. >>> police in palo alto are on high alert after a rash of burglaries. within one day thieves hit five times. janine de la vega has the story. >> reporter: you need a key to enter the complex and get into the indoor hall ways but that didn't stop thieves from burglarizing apartments here and in another area of town. >> burglar
it's estimated 7,500 people have been killed since assad's crack down began 11 months ago. >>> eight burglaries in one day, we'll tell you how thieves are targeting apartments and homes in one affluent south bay city. >>> it was hollywood's big night and silence was golden. the movie that made a lot of noise at the oscars. >>> and it's a party with a purpose, we'll take you inside san francisco's biggest oscar bash. >>> fire crews rescued two people from a...
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and some 60 other nations tried to come up with a strategy to push assad from power. >> secretary of state hillary clinton who characterized the vote as a cynical ploy talked to wyatt andrews about the situation in syria during a stop in morocco. >> with the violence continuing in syria and assad refusing to allow medicine to reach the injured, secretary of state hillary clinton in an interview with cbs news, argues the united states is doing what it can but within limits. >> i am incredibly sympathetic to the calls of somebody do something. but it is also important to stop and ask what that is and who is going to do it. >> what to do about assad was supposed to be answered last friday when a global conference called friends of syria again demanded that assad step aside. several arab countries, starting with the saudis argued for -- action to arm the resistance. the obama administration is resisting that. >> the u.s. repeatedly said it's reluctant to support the direct arming of the dissidents. why? >> first of all, we really don't know who it is that would be armed. >> specifically,
and some 60 other nations tried to come up with a strategy to push assad from power. >> secretary of state hillary clinton who characterized the vote as a cynical ploy talked to wyatt andrews about the situation in syria during a stop in morocco. >> with the violence continuing in syria and assad refusing to allow medicine to reach the injured, secretary of state hillary clinton in an interview with cbs news, argues the united states is doing what it can but within limits. >>...
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president bashar assad and his wife were shown on state tv casting their ballots. opponents call it a sham. at least 31 people were killed today in the government's crackdown on dissent. secretary of state hillary clinton slammed today's voting in syria as a cynical ploy, she says, by the assad regime. she spoke in morocco, last stop on a tlae day three country tour of north africa. wyatt andrews is traveling with the secretary. >> reporter: with the violence continuing in syria an assad refusing to allow medicine to reach the injured, secretary of state hillary clinton in an interview with cbs news argues the united states is doing what it can but within limits. >> i am incredibly-- incredibly sympathetic to the call that somebody do something. but it is also important to stop and ask what that is and whose's going to do it. >> reporter: what to do about assad was supposed to be answered last friday when a global conference called friends of syria again demanded that assad step aside. but several arab countries starting with the saudis argued for action to arm the
president bashar assad and his wife were shown on state tv casting their ballots. opponents call it a sham. at least 31 people were killed today in the government's crackdown on dissent. secretary of state hillary clinton slammed today's voting in syria as a cynical ploy, she says, by the assad regime. she spoke in morocco, last stop on a tlae day three country tour of north africa. wyatt andrews is traveling with the secretary. >> reporter: with the violence continuing in syria an assad...
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and the target, syrian president bashar al assad. they asked him to step down, after what ban ki-moon called almost certain crimes against humanity. it passed by 137-12. but russia and china voted against it. >>> and tonight, we take you into the stream of refugees and defectors from assad's army who says the cruelty there is worse than we know. alex marquardt from the syrian border tonight. >> reporter: a shell rocks the city of homs today, a place that has been pounded non-stop for almost two weeks. the wrath of assad's army is now expanding to other opposition strongholds, including daraa, birthplace of the uprising 11 months ago. in december, residents were too frightened to speak with us, except for one brave man. this regime, he said, is worse than animals. thousands under siege over those hills in syria have escaped to neighboring countries like turkey. these border areas have also been a lifeline to those still inside, providing supplies to civilians and equipment to fighters rising up against the regime. these soldiers defec
and the target, syrian president bashar al assad. they asked him to step down, after what ban ki-moon called almost certain crimes against humanity. it passed by 137-12. but russia and china voted against it. >>> and tonight, we take you into the stream of refugees and defectors from assad's army who says the cruelty there is worse than we know. alex marquardt from the syrian border tonight. >> reporter: a shell rocks the city of homs today, a place that has been pounded non-stop...
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president bash ar al-assad is conducting military exercises, in a german tv interview assad accused the u.s. of supplying rebels with weapons. in tokyo secretary of state clinton said assad's regime is on the verge of collapse in the face of growing rebel strength. but today on face the nation, senator john mccain accused the administration of failing to lead. >> it's not a fair fight, russian arms are pouring in, iranians are on the ground. and people are being massacred, tortured, raped and murdered as a matter of policy by bashar assad. we need to establish a sanctuary so that they can organize, they can resist and they can prevail. >> reporter: egypt's new islamist president mohammed morsi today defies a powerful military council by calling the parliament back into session. egypt supreme court ordered the islamist dominated parliament to disband last month. in a meeting with morsi earlier in the day visiting u.s. undersecretary of state william burns said egypt can come and-- count on u.s. support for its democratic aspiration. religious and ethnic violence has struck nigeria again
president bash ar al-assad is conducting military exercises, in a german tv interview assad accused the u.s. of supplying rebels with weapons. in tokyo secretary of state clinton said assad's regime is on the verge of collapse in the face of growing rebel strength. but today on face the nation, senator john mccain accused the administration of failing to lead. >> it's not a fair fight, russian arms are pouring in, iranians are on the ground. and people are being massacred, tortured, raped...
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was supposed to be answered last friday when a global conference called -- demanded that assad step aside. several arab countries, starting with the saudis argued for -- the obama administration is resisting that. >> the u.s. repeatedly said it's reluctant to support the direct arming of the dissidents. why? >> first of all, we really don't know who it is that would be armed. >> specifically, the administration fears that arms will wind up in the hands of terrorists, including al qaeda. >> we know al qaeda, is supporting the position. hamas is now supporting the opposition. are we supporting hamas in syria? i think wyatt, despite the great pleas that we hear from those people who are being ruthlessly assaulted by assad, if you're a military planner or if you're a secretary of state and you're trying to figure out do you have the elements of an opposition that is actually viable, we don't see that. >> earlier this week, the administration rhetorically ramped up the threat to assad. >> we don't rule out additional measures. >> we may have to consider additional measures. >> the secret
was supposed to be answered last friday when a global conference called -- demanded that assad step aside. several arab countries, starting with the saudis argued for -- the obama administration is resisting that. >> the u.s. repeatedly said it's reluctant to support the direct arming of the dissidents. why? >> first of all, we really don't know who it is that would be armed. >> specifically, the administration fears that arms will wind up in the hands of terrorists, including...
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says that assad has committed crimes against humanity. today for the first time the obama administration said it is looking into the possibility of using force to stop assad. here's david martin. >> reporter: with the syrian army's assault on the opposition gathering steam, president obama has directed the pentagon to begin preliminary planning for what had once been all but ruled out, military intervention. joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey told the senate arms services committee the military has provided the white house an estimate of what it would take. >> what are the potential missions, what is the enemy order of battle, what are the enemy's capabilities or potential enemies. what are the troops we have available and how much time. >> reporter: defense officials say to protect civilians from the syrian army would require tens of thousands of troops occupying parts of syria and a sustained air campaign that would dwarf last year's operation in libya. >> they have approximately five times more sophisticated air defense syste
says that assad has committed crimes against humanity. today for the first time the obama administration said it is looking into the possibility of using force to stop assad. here's david martin. >> reporter: with the syrian army's assault on the opposition gathering steam, president obama has directed the pentagon to begin preliminary planning for what had once been all but ruled out, military intervention. joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey told the senate arms services...
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remain of course how long does president assad -- can president assad hold on? how desperate does he get while he does that and in that desperation, what kind of extreme measures might he take? what kind of weapons might he use against the opposition and his own people, harris. >> harris: syrian officials seem to be in a state of denial about all of. this certainly. we haven't heard from president assad himself. but we did hear extensively today from his information minister who trotted out some well warned government conspiracy theories. for instance, saying that the western accusations that the syrian government has used scud missiles is just a lie. that the talk of assad's days being numbered is an attempt by the international community to kind of create a self-fulfilling prophecy. he also talked about the russian position and rather curiously said it hasn't changed at all. listen. >> i don't think there any change in the russian positions. the only thing that the american position came closer to the russian position. for example, the russians have listed a t
remain of course how long does president assad -- can president assad hold on? how desperate does he get while he does that and in that desperation, what kind of extreme measures might he take? what kind of weapons might he use against the opposition and his own people, harris. >> harris: syrian officials seem to be in a state of denial about all of. this certainly. we haven't heard from president assad himself. but we did hear extensively today from his information minister who trotted...
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effort to force president assad to stop his crackdown on the opposition. >>> and a painting done by an anonymous artist was actually done by vincent van gogh. >>> here's yours first look at wall street. the dow opens at 13,170. the s&p lost four points, and the nasdaq was down four. taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo, the nikkei fell 55 pint, while in hong kong, the hang seng was down 31. >>> worries about china's growth had investors on edge tuesday. a widespread drop in china's home prices and warnings of a slowdown in demand of iron ore sparked an early selloff, the s&p's energy index was hardest hit, along with industrial and commodity stocks. the housing sector got a much-needed dose of optimism on news that requests for home building permits hit a 3 1/2-year high on wednesday. and amazon is pouring me ining into its warehouse systems. >>> tiffany is higher and oracle is higher after the software company rebounded from a rare earnings miss last quarter. >>> nissan has plans to resurrect its datsun brand. hewett packard is reportedly merging its pc and printing divisions in
effort to force president assad to stop his crackdown on the opposition. >>> and a painting done by an anonymous artist was actually done by vincent van gogh. >>> here's yours first look at wall street. the dow opens at 13,170. the s&p lost four points, and the nasdaq was down four. taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo, the nikkei fell 55 pint, while in hong kong, the hang seng was down 31. >>> worries about china's growth had investors on edge tuesday. a...
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we noticed this week is it's the anniversary of the assad dictatorship. the current president's father took over syria 41 years ago. in afghanistan today, as many as a dozen people died in continuing protests against the burning of the koran. protesters emerged from midday prayers in kabul and in other cities to battle police who sometimes responded with gunfire. rioters burned nato supply trucks today. two u.s. soldiers were killed earlier this week. the violence started tuesday when afghan workers saw copies of the muslim holy book being burned with trash at a u.s. military base. the u.s. apologized saying the korans were unintentionally mishandled. there is surprising evidence tonight that iran is moving faster than we thought to expand its nuclear program. we asked david martin to tell us about a new report from the u.n.'s international atomic energy agency. >> reporter: for much of the world-- and israel in particular-- iran's nuclear program is a ticking bomb. and it just got louder. today's u.n. report shows iran's centrifuge plants have been busy
we noticed this week is it's the anniversary of the assad dictatorship. the current president's father took over syria 41 years ago. in afghanistan today, as many as a dozen people died in continuing protests against the burning of the koran. protesters emerged from midday prayers in kabul and in other cities to battle police who sometimes responded with gunfire. rioters burned nato supply trucks today. two u.s. soldiers were killed earlier this week. the violence started tuesday when afghan...
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faces arab pressure to adopt a resolution on syria to push president assad from power russia has made it clear to veto any security council move that would allow military intervention. in the plans to enforce an anti piracy door in poland. the people on the streets on the wave of cyber attacks on government websites testers are saying the agreement designed to protect intellectual property rights will lead to censorship. and stacie to clear this support for a new kind of movement because a report is next. max keiser this is the kaiser report you know we hate banks there but we hate hollywood even more stacey max there's been a call to revolution kill hollywood this is a headline from the reformed broker dot com and josh brown says when the revolution begins and becomes apparent one doesn't sit on his porch and watch one gets his gun off the mantle and kisses the family goodbye on his way out to the field oh yeah all the wars on the kill i want to have prayer started you know we have the occupy wall street movement on top of the arab spring movement but this kill hollywood movement is
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assad is responsible. we had an intensive conversation about it. if you're asking me whether they signed on to that proposition, i don't think it would be fair to say they're there yet, but i'm going to keep on making the argument and my expectation is that at some point, there's a recognition that it's hard to envision a better future for syria while assad is still there. >> juliana? >> thank you, mr. president. one of mitt romney's economic advisers wrote that your recommendations to europe and germany in particular reveal ignorance of the causes of the crisis and he said that they have the same flaws as your own economic policies. i wunt to get your response to that and also to follow up on ben's question, europe has been kicking the can down the road for years. so why are you any more convinced that we won't see another three-month fix emerge out of brussels at the end of the month? >> well, you know, first of all, with respect to mr. romney's advis advisers, i would suggest you go talk to mr. romney about his advisers. i would point out that w
assad is responsible. we had an intensive conversation about it. if you're asking me whether they signed on to that proposition, i don't think it would be fair to say they're there yet, but i'm going to keep on making the argument and my expectation is that at some point, there's a recognition that it's hard to envision a better future for syria while assad is still there. >> juliana? >> thank you, mr. president. one of mitt romney's economic advisers wrote that your recommendations...
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meanwhile, the president of ecuador denied yesterday that syrian leader assad has requested asylum there. >>> john mcafee is back on u.s. soil after being deported from guatemala on immigration violations. the anti-virus millionaire is miami. they are not involves in the belize investigation into the death of mcafee's neighbor. asked if he was concerned about extradition, mcafee responded. >> i'm not worried at all. if i'm in front of a court, there is nothing in the world they will do to send me back. they have no evidence. they're obviously trumped up charges. this is the only attempt they charged me. >> mcafee is currently free in the u.s. he remains a person of interest and the belize police would still like to talk to them. >>> there are new details this morning about cause of death of the london nurse who was caught up in that radio station's prank phone call while caring for kate the duchess of cambridge. we have a reporter in london with more. good morning. >> good morning, lynn. that inquest opened this morning. it was brief. the coroner confirmed that nurse involved in the roya
meanwhile, the president of ecuador denied yesterday that syrian leader assad has requested asylum there. >>> john mcafee is back on u.s. soil after being deported from guatemala on immigration violations. the anti-virus millionaire is miami. they are not involves in the belize investigation into the death of mcafee's neighbor. asked if he was concerned about extradition, mcafee responded. >> i'm not worried at all. if i'm in front of a court, there is nothing in the world they...
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in damascus today, assad met with the foreign minister of russia-- one of syria's few ria's few assad promised, again, to end the bloodshed. but today his forces pressed their assault on the city of homs-- a rebel stronghold. this video from the rebels appears to show a building under attack. the assad government has banned independent reporting, but our clarissa ward was able to get into northern syria to a ame forn that we can't name for security reasons. she is with the rebels who are now fight to overthrow the regime. clarissa, i understand you went to a militia training session today with some new recruits. tell me about that. >> reporter: that's right, scott. we went early this morning with wme members of the syrian me abtion army to one of their training sessions. i think really what was most striking is that you see when you watch these men training erat they are not military experts. ney are farmers, they are workers, they do not have any military background. they are not particularly physically fit. they have enormous amounts of courage and spirit but the question is really
in damascus today, assad met with the foreign minister of russia-- one of syria's few ria's few assad promised, again, to end the bloodshed. but today his forces pressed their assault on the city of homs-- a rebel stronghold. this video from the rebels appears to show a building under attack. the assad government has banned independent reporting, but our clarissa ward was able to get into northern syria to a ame forn that we can't name for security reasons. she is with the rebels who are now...
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is responsible for these killings and from the very beginning president assad said the waiter of the table book global cable networks because they are spreading blatant lies no doubt mr assad has less control over his country because this country is being invaded by foreign interests by foreign groups who are funded and armed by the united states and other groups the western powers are really playing with fire trying to generate killings and mass civil war inside syria in order to have an excuse for military intervention or diplomatic political and of its own intervention we can see that there are definitely criminal organizations operating inside syria as they have done in libya and they are still going into libya in all these organizations are financed trained and armed by the western powers. cooperation between moscow and beijing is in full force with president putin taking russia's top business leaders to china this last week several agreements on investment energy and banking role signed in both nations say they hope to top last year's record trade of eighty billion dollars the
is responsible for these killings and from the very beginning president assad said the waiter of the table book global cable networks because they are spreading blatant lies no doubt mr assad has less control over his country because this country is being invaded by foreign interests by foreign groups who are funded and armed by the united states and other groups the western powers are really playing with fire trying to generate killings and mass civil war inside syria in order to have an...
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security council resolution calling on president assad to step down. secretary of state hillary clinton called it a travesty. >> those countries that refuse to support the arab league plan bear full responsibility for protecting the brutal regime in damascus. >> the u.n. estimates more than 5400 people have been killed since march. the u.s. is proposing an international coalition to support the syrian opposition. >>> rescue workers in eastern pakistan are frantically trying to reach people trapped inside a collapsed building. officials say gas cylinders exploded inside a three-story factory today. two people are dead, 12 others pulled out of the rubble. more than 40 are still missing. authorities say the factory was illegally set up in a residential area. >>> there are questions this morning from washington state child welfare officials. the young children of missing utah woman susan powell are dead, killed in a fire apparently set by her husband. bigad shaban has the tragic story. >> home video shows the intense flames after an explosion ripped throug
security council resolution calling on president assad to step down. secretary of state hillary clinton called it a travesty. >> those countries that refuse to support the arab league plan bear full responsibility for protecting the brutal regime in damascus. >> the u.n. estimates more than 5400 people have been killed since march. the u.s. is proposing an international coalition to support the syrian opposition. >>> rescue workers in eastern pakistan are frantically trying...
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where today, president bashar assad intensified the assault on his own people. more than 70 were killed. and one of them was trying to send a message out to all of us. here, now, someone who knew her. abc's global affairs anchor, christiane amanpour. >> reporter: the city of homs is ground zero for the syrian army's assault on the rebels. and it is exactly where marie colvin felt that she needed to be. the veteran american war reporter, working for "the london sunday times," known for that eye patch from an injury of another war, a decade ago. under the cover of darkness, colvin got into homs by climbing walls and crawling through mud. so she could show the world the lives behind the pictures we've seen. >> anyone who gets on the street, if they're not hit by a shell, they're snipers all around baba amr on the high buildings. i think the sickening thing is the completely merciless nature. >> reporter: what she could not know, as she broadcast live on cnn and the bbc last night, was that one of those gunmen's shells were hours from striking the building where she
where today, president bashar assad intensified the assault on his own people. more than 70 were killed. and one of them was trying to send a message out to all of us. here, now, someone who knew her. abc's global affairs anchor, christiane amanpour. >> reporter: the city of homs is ground zero for the syrian army's assault on the rebels. and it is exactly where marie colvin felt that she needed to be. the veteran american war reporter, working for "the london sunday times,"...
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violence flares in syria as a resolution to oust president assad lands on un desks but moscow vows it won't let foreign forces intervene. in the battle for russia's top job goes viral with internet campaigns and you tube videos becoming more powerful tools than conventional t.v. debates. live from moscow at eight pm you're watching r.t. will welcome my name is kevin now in our top story this key websites are being hijacked on a day that thousands of internet freedom supporters marched outside in a major to protest it's because the country has just signed up to a global web piracy covering everything from movies and music to fashion and pharmaceuticals but it's not stretches wide. in warsaw to explain well this document called the act of the courtesy trade agreement which has been signed by poland and many other countries other countries in fact.
violence flares in syria as a resolution to oust president assad lands on un desks but moscow vows it won't let foreign forces intervene. in the battle for russia's top job goes viral with internet campaigns and you tube videos becoming more powerful tools than conventional t.v. debates. live from moscow at eight pm you're watching r.t. will welcome my name is kevin now in our top story this key websites are being hijacked on a day that thousands of internet freedom supporters marched outside...
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that civilians are being targeted, and that assad has lost legitimacy. and when you massacre your own citizens in the ways that we have seen, it is impossible to conceive of an orderly political transition that leaves assad in power. now, that doesn't mean that that process of political transition is easy. and there's no doubt that russia, which historically has had a relationship with syria, as well as china, which is generally wary of commenting on what it considers to be the internal affairs of other countries, are and have been more resistant to applying the kind of pressure that is necessary to achieve that political transition. we had a very candid conversation, i wouldn't suggest that at this point the united states and the rest of the international community are aligned with russia and china in their positions, but i do think they recognize the grave dangers of all-out civil war. i do not think they condone the massacres that we have witnessed. and i think they believe that everybody would be better served if syria had a mechanism for ceasing the
that civilians are being targeted, and that assad has lost legitimacy. and when you massacre your own citizens in the ways that we have seen, it is impossible to conceive of an orderly political transition that leaves assad in power. now, that doesn't mean that that process of political transition is easy. and there's no doubt that russia, which historically has had a relationship with syria, as well as china, which is generally wary of commenting on what it considers to be the internal affairs...
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returned before an investigation into who was responsible was even launched they're all saying that the assad regime is commission human rights abuses and they repeat this message obsessive lee i am confident to predict that indeed it will remain fixed in people's minds and could well be used as a pretext and you don't have to look back to cloud to see where hasty genitally saw a rush to take up arms but the cost of war in one thousand nine hundred ninety six and what happened in our division of a massacre which was the village of our truck you have a u.n. creed that was severely bullied by the u.s. ambassador it was leaving your observation mission on the ground your claims that it was a brutal massacre programs occur of innocent civilians by government troops serving it was lame presented with ultimatum and rambling game and bombed back than the yugoslavian government just like the syrian one now condemned militants for the killings in this case blaming the ban in separatists from the cost of a liberation army an investigation was launched to find out whether the victims were innocent civil
returned before an investigation into who was responsible was even launched they're all saying that the assad regime is commission human rights abuses and they repeat this message obsessive lee i am confident to predict that indeed it will remain fixed in people's minds and could well be used as a pretext and you don't have to look back to cloud to see where hasty genitally saw a rush to take up arms but the cost of war in one thousand nine hundred ninety six and what happened in our division...
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what do we know of their intention for post assad? those are questions we need toes we hopefully should have answered before now. this has been going or for months and months and months and if we do not have answers today that is irresponsible. but the fact is there are other ways to think about this. for example, by not doing this directly ourselves but by doing it through allies who are closer to the situation who may have a better sent and we cannot neglect the political side in relating to the opposition politically and bolstering them and helping them to organize politically. >>shepard: managing director for the washington institute, again, very good of you, thank you. now a major civil rights decision in the state of california, what was decided, it doesn't matter that the people voted because this is unconstitutional. and that is you cannot tell one group of people can you not do something under the government unless you let all of the people do that something under the government. in this case it is marriage. and we are talkin
what do we know of their intention for post assad? those are questions we need toes we hopefully should have answered before now. this has been going or for months and months and months and if we do not have answers today that is irresponsible. but the fact is there are other ways to think about this. for example, by not doing this directly ourselves but by doing it through allies who are closer to the situation who may have a better sent and we cannot neglect the political side in relating to...
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though they have little leverage, western leaders today again called on syrian president bashar assad to agree to an immediate cease-fire with the opposition. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler has the latest from the state department. >> they are continuing to kill their brothers and sisters. is a stain on their honor. >> outside, the protesters held up mrs. clinton's arrival. inside he is tried to shame two conference no-show, russia and china for vetoing a security council resolution on assad. >> two permanent members of the security council using their veto with people are being murdered, women, children, brave young men. houses are being destroyed. it's despicable. >> in homs amateur video shows the killing continued. the conference endorsed the call for aid and u.n. and arab league peacekeepers if assad will agree to a cease-fire and the russian and chinese will go along at the u.n. security council. the russians say the opposition is equally responsible for violence. president obama says the world must act. >> it is important we not be bystanders dur
though they have little leverage, western leaders today again called on syrian president bashar assad to agree to an immediate cease-fire with the opposition. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler has the latest from the state department. >> they are continuing to kill their brothers and sisters. is a stain on their honor. >> outside, the protesters held up mrs. clinton's arrival. inside he is tried to shame two conference no-show, russia and china for...
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it's outrageous, and china has provided arm as well to a lesser extent to assad? >> let me get back to you, there are other issues of assistance but i'm not sure about arms. >> i would appreciate a follow-up about that, but to some extent they have provided assistance to the assad regime in the past, do we know in they are providing any now of any type? >> i've not been tracking intelligence in china's roll of course iran and russia from the report. economically they have had ties into syria that they still are trying to maintain. >> is it not true also that with respect to our posture with iran they were of wanting to impose the toughest economic sanctions possible to make sure that iran has no -- has not developed nuclear weapons capability, that russia has an interest in the iranian nuclear program and china relies heavily on iran for oil exports, is that true? >> yes. >> and they have failed to step up to the plate to impose the tougher sanctions that we would like them to do so the world is together in keeping iran from obtaining nuclear capability, is that c
it's outrageous, and china has provided arm as well to a lesser extent to assad? >> let me get back to you, there are other issues of assistance but i'm not sure about arms. >> i would appreciate a follow-up about that, but to some extent they have provided assistance to the assad regime in the past, do we know in they are providing any now of any type? >> i've not been tracking intelligence in china's roll of course iran and russia from the report. economically they have had...
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or contact me every day we have a revolution next door for sure we will help them topple assad will be doing. the weapons may be easy to come by the harder part is understanding exactly where they go a classified report uncovered in the new york times reveals that many of the arms sent to syrian rebels are ending up in the hands of hardline islamic jihad one of the leaders of the f.s.a. said yeah we admit that we. infiltrated by jihadist jihad these are coming. from all over the muslim world but we don't know exactly. back in syria both in the training camps and in the battlefield rebels talk of high hopes for a bright future. i hope that there will be free elections that the syrian people will be able to choose that they want and that we will win back our rights freedom of expression and political freedom exactly what that freedom looks like may depend on who's getting the guns. you see captain of r t lebanon that's going to wrap it up for tonight check out our you tube channel you tube. our america you can also follow me on twitter at liz wahl for now have a great night.
or contact me every day we have a revolution next door for sure we will help them topple assad will be doing. the weapons may be easy to come by the harder part is understanding exactly where they go a classified report uncovered in the new york times reveals that many of the arms sent to syrian rebels are ending up in the hands of hardline islamic jihad one of the leaders of the f.s.a. said yeah we admit that we. infiltrated by jihadist jihad these are coming. from all over the muslim world...
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so now, president assad's forces have openly attacked thousands of protesters all over syria, and is considered to be one of the most dangerous leaders alive. you say you're his friends. do you guys actually like him? >> oh yeah. >> oh yeah, definitely. >> absolutely. >> i mean, he's our buddy, and he's like, always there for us. >> yeah, yeah, we hang out all the time. we just get along. you know, he's a good guy. i mean, i feel like sometimes he thinks a lot more about himself than other people. >> yeah, yeah, like -- okay, we were at my friend's baby shower, and everyone was like, "oh look at those cute little boots, that cute jumper --" >> and bash comes back and he's like, "oh you think all this stuff is cool? you should see my army." i'm like, "nobody cares." [ laughter ] >> nobody cares. and also, like, we're here for our friend's baby shower. like, be nice. >> yeah, i'm sorry, i cannot hear you guys. [ laughter ] are you saying he's self-obsessed? >> no, no, no. >> okay. >> i mean, bash, he's the best guy. purchase we love him, love him. >> yeah, yeah, we spend so much time w
so now, president assad's forces have openly attacked thousands of protesters all over syria, and is considered to be one of the most dangerous leaders alive. you say you're his friends. do you guys actually like him? >> oh yeah. >> oh yeah, definitely. >> absolutely. >> i mean, he's our buddy, and he's like, always there for us. >> yeah, yeah, we hang out all the time. we just get along. you know, he's a good guy. i mean, i feel like sometimes he thinks a lot more...
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it's estimated 7,500 people have been killed since assad's crack down began 11 months ago. >>> eight burglaries in one day, we'll tell you how thieves are targeting apartments and homes in one affluent south bay city. >>> it was hollywood's big night and silence was golden. the movie that made a lot [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. >>> fire crews rescued two people from a burning house in san rafael. the fire started in the three unit building on lincoln avenue right around 5:15 this morning. two dozen firefighters battled this fast moving blaze and had
it's estimated 7,500 people have been killed since assad's crack down began 11 months ago. >>> eight burglaries in one day, we'll tell you how thieves are targeting apartments and homes in one affluent south bay city. >>> it was hollywood's big night and silence was golden. the movie that made a lot [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched...
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there now ideas floated today included more forceful intervention against syrian president bashar al assad and also outside countries sending aid and weapons to opposition fighters now neither russia nor china attended this conference saying they refused international intervention in syria and it's unclear what exactly will come out of this but we do want to take a deeper look at the situation as a whole and to help me do that i've got robert naiman policy director for just foreign policy he's an illinois. hey robert let's just start with the mission of this conference and your thoughts on what's behind it. we'll be seeing these two different elements reflected in the conference were we describing your poor memory there are some voices there are looking who are an opportunity who are western military intervention in syria and their own voices they're very skeptical that so for example within the congress there was a push that the final conference community. explicitly bar western know that there are eventually the united big suppose that the same time. we're certain voices western governme
there now ideas floated today included more forceful intervention against syrian president bashar al assad and also outside countries sending aid and weapons to opposition fighters now neither russia nor china attended this conference saying they refused international intervention in syria and it's unclear what exactly will come out of this but we do want to take a deeper look at the situation as a whole and to help me do that i've got robert naiman policy director for just foreign policy he's...
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assad's wife writes in late november, are you coming around the second or before. if so, please can you bring the harry potter deathly hallows part 2 released on the second of december. >> jon: so assad wanted harry potter movies or as he probably refers to them, the voldemort chronicles and his struggle to overcome the boy without can't be named. i got to tell you, if dictators are going to use e-mail it should look like this. hey, you, come over. i'm grilling some chicken, lol, damn you auto correct. killing some citizens. rotfl, really oppressing freedom and liberty. you know what though, we struggled to figure out an emoticon that a dictator would use. i am glad the internet wasn't invented in hitler's time. i imagine eva braun saying get in here, i found a site where the kittens all look just like you. (laughter) okay. i am about to do the worst segue in the history of the show. speaking of creatures that aren't crazy about jews or water-- (laughter) we rewrite the show right before the show. so sometimes we screw up. here's a little story from a small town in
assad's wife writes in late november, are you coming around the second or before. if so, please can you bring the harry potter deathly hallows part 2 released on the second of december. >> jon: so assad wanted harry potter movies or as he probably refers to them, the voldemort chronicles and his struggle to overcome the boy without can't be named. i got to tell you, if dictators are going to use e-mail it should look like this. hey, you, come over. i'm grilling some chicken, lol, damn you...